NEW HOURS! Starting August 1, 2018

The Houston Public Library (HPL) will offer new service hours at all of its locations beginning August 1, 2018. HPL always strives to provide exceptional service to its customers, and because time is of importance to them, the Library is changing its service hours to make it more convenient for its customers to visit the library at their preferred time. The Library now has added extended hours at its regional library locations and some neighborhood library locations, the Central Library will now be open on Sundays.

Libraries with Extended Hours

Central Library
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday  - 10 AM - 8 PM
Friday | Saturday - 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday - 1 PM - 5PM

Carnegie Neighborhood Library & Center for Learning
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday - 9 AM - 8 PM
Friday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Saturday  - 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday - Closed

Collier Regional Library |  Heights Neighborhood Library |  Henington–Alief Regional Library |  Jungman Neighborhood Library |  Park Place Regional Library |  Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library |  Scenic Woods Regional Library |  Young Neighborhood Library

Monday | Thursday - 10 AM - 8 PM
Tuesday  | Wednesday - 10 AM - 6 PM
Friday  - 1 PM - 5 PM
Saturday - 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday - Closed

Neighborhood Library Hours

Bracewell Neighborhood Library |  Freed–Montrose Neighborhood Library |  Hillendahl Neighborhood Library |  Johnson Neighborhood Library |  Looscan Neighborhood Library  |  Mancuso Neighborhood Library |  Moody Neighborhood Library |  
Oak Forest Neighborhood Library |  Pleasantville Neighborhood Library | Ring Neighborhood Library |  Shepard–Acres Homes Neighborhood Library |  Smith Neighborhood Library |  Stanaker Neighborhood Library |  Tuttle Neighborhood Library 
Vinson Neighborhood Library |  Walter Neighborhood Library

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday - 10 AM - 6 PM
Thursday - 12 PM - 8 PM
Friday  | Saturday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Sunday - Closed

Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library

Monday | Wednesday -  10 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday - 12 PM - 8 PM
Thursday - 9:30 AM - 6 PM
Friday | Saturday - 9 AM - 4 PM
Sunday - Closed

Fifth Ward Neighborhood Library
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday - 2 PM - 6 PM
Friday - 2 PM - 5 PM
Saturday |  Sunday - Closed

Special Collections Library Hours

Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research |  Houston Metropolitan Research Library |  The African American Library at the Gregory School

Monday  - Closed
Tuesday | Wednesday  - 10 AM - 6 PM
Thursday - 12 PM - 8 PM
Friday | Saturday -  10 AM  - 5 PM
Sunday - Closed

HPL Express Library Hours

Morris Frank Library, An HPL Express Location  |  HPL Express Southwest

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday - 10 AM - 6 PM
Thursday - 12 PM - 8 PM
Friday | Saturday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Sunday - Closed

TECHLink at Scenic Woods

Monday - 12 PM - 8 PM
Tuesday |  Wednesday - 10 AM - 6 PM
Thursday  - 12 PM - 8 PM
Friday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Saturday - 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday  - Closed

Dedicated to helping create Complete Communities

We are extremely grateful to the Houston community's support for the Houston Public Library. On Tuesday, November 7, the community voted in favor of an ambitious, multiyear capital improvement plan to transform our library system across the city.

Envision a comprehensive library system with 7 Full-service Libraries, 17 TECHLinks, 23 Neighborhood Libraries, 7 HPL Express Locations and our 4 Special Collections which will provide the greatest impact on Houstonians of all ages, ethnicities and life stages no matter where you live or travel.

“Through the decades, the Houston Public Library has striven to transform with the evolving needs of our community, from bridging the gap in technology, building state-of-the-art facilities, and developing services and programs for all ages,” stated Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, director, Houston Public Library. “This vote of confidence from our community is truly inspiring. We are excited and prepared to set the stage for advancing the library into the future and helping make an even stronger and resilient Houston."

The comprehensive neighborhood capital improvement plan includes:

• Providing the Houston community more effective and equitable access to the Library’s services, collections, and technology in the communities where they live, work, and raise their families
• Continuing to provide access to services and resources such as computers, technology instruction, children’s and teen programs, student resources, job search assistance, and variety of book and e-Book collections.

Mini Library Locations

Kashmere Multiservice Center 
Serving the communities of McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library.

Monday |  Wednesday | Thursday - 10 AM  - 6 PM
Tuesday - 11 AM - 7 PM
Friday - 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday | Sunday - Closed

Northeast Multiservice Center
Serving the communities of Lakewood Neighboorhood Library

Monday |  Wednesday | Thursday - 10 AM  - 6 PM
Tuesday - 11 AM - 7 PM
Friday - 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday | Sunday - Closed

Sheltering Arms
Serving the communities of McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library
_{**Please note: this mini location has limited service, including holds pickup and book drop off during hours of operation. Please visit Jungman Neighborhood Library for other services, including computer access, passports, and notary service.**}

Monday - Friday | 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday | Sunday - Closed

Godwin Community Center
Serving the communities of Meyer Neighborhood Library

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday -1 PM - 6 PM
Thursday - 1 PM  - 8 PM
Friday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Saturday | Sunday - Cosed

WiFi On-The-Go!

Need WiFi access at home? Check out a Hotspot and gain WiFi access on the go. You can connect multiple devices for WiFi anywhere you are at anytime with a HPL Hotspot. Place your Hotspot on hold today!

We encourage you to continue to check this page for latest information about our building and facility projects.